A 32-year-old man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2019 shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle.
A grand jury in Los Angeles also found Eric R Holder Jr guilty of two counts of willful voluntary manslaughter.
Holder, wearing a blue suit and mask, did not react when the jury reached its verdict after about six hours of deliberation.
Holder and Hussle knew each other years before the shooting, growing up in the same South Los Angeles street gang.
The shooting followed a conversation between the two about rumors that Holder was acting as an informant for the authorities.
Evidence against Holder included eyewitnesses, and surveillance cameras at nearby businesses recorded his arrival at the scene, the shooting, and his departure.
His attorney did not deny he was the gunman but asked jurors to convict him of voluntary manslaughter, rather than murder.
Holder’s lawyer Aaron Jansen said the accusation fueled a “flash”, adding: “This was a provocation that aroused rage and strong emotions”.
